摘要:
Equilibrium constants K-add = 440 and K-ox = 3.0 X 10(8) for formation of a carbinolamine adduct and oxime, respectively from 9-formylfluorene and hydroxylamine, and pK(a) = -1.62 for protonation of the oxime, have been evaluated at 25 degreesC in aqueous solution, based on measurements in hydroxylamine buffers, acetic acid buffers, and dilute HCl. Rate constants for hydrolysis of the oxime have been measured in the acidity range pH 4-12 M HClO4. At the highest acidities, a reaction pathway via protonated carbinolamine has been identified: evidence is presented that the reverse of this reaction involves rate-determining attack of hydroxylamine upon protonated 9-formylfluorene. By assuming that the attack of hydroxylamine is diffusion-controlled, with rate constant 3 X 10(9) M-1 s(-1), a pK(a) for O-protonation of the aldehyde (-4.5) is derived. Taking account of the equilibrium constant for enolization of 9-formylfluorene (K-E = 16.6), a pK(a) for for C-protonation of the enol tautomer (-5.7) may also be obtained. Comparison of this pK(a) with that of the enol of acetophenone shows that the enol of 9-formylfluorene is less basic by a factor of 10(10). By combining pK(a)s for protonation of the aldehyde and oxime with measured or estimated equilibrium constants for addition of water, hydroxide ion, and hydroxylamine to 9-formylfluorene, it is also possible to obtain values of pK(R) = -5.3, 4.1, and 12.25 for the protonated 9-formylfluorene, protonated oxime, and 9-formylfluorene, respectively. The usefulness of pK(R) in providing a general measure of equilibrium constants for electrophile-nucleophile combination reactions is discussed.